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Apteronotus caudimaculosus deSantana, 2003

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Rio Novo in the middle Rio Negro and from Rio do Peixe in the upper Rio Negro, Paraguay River basin in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Pantanal wetland, western Brazil (Ref. 50581). Type locality: Mato Grosso do Sul. AQUARAP Pantanal 19°36.4'S, 56°24.87'W, Aquidauna, Rio Novo, Brejo de Santa Sofia (Ref. 50581).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: de Santana, C.D., 2003
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gymnotiformes (Knifefishes) > Apteronotidae (Ghost knifefishes) > Apteronotinae
Etymology: Apteronotus: Greek, apteros = without wings / (in this cases, fins) + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335);  caudimaculosus: From the Latin caudi for tail and maculosus for spots, in reference to the spots on the tail (Ref. 50581).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

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